Blue Trust Inc. Buys 366 Shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY)

Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) by 31.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,528 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 366 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in O’Reilly Automotive were worth $1,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ORLY. Legacy Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $600,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in O’Reilly Automotive by 15.5% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,604 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,902,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 75.0% in the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 350 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $415,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Vista Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Vista Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,700 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $5,573,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KFG Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of O’Reilly Automotive by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. KFG Wealth Management LLC now owns 485 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $575,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the period. 85.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other O’Reilly Automotive news, Director Andrea Weiss sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,224.07, for a total value of $734,442.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $856,849. This represents a 46.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Jeffery Thomas Loafman sold 620 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,240.39, for a total transaction of $769,041.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 5 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,201.95. This trade represents a 99.20 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ORLY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on O’Reilly Automotive from $1,250.00 to $1,325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,337.00 price target on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Roth Capital raised shares of O’Reilly Automotive to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of O’Reilly Automotive in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of O’Reilly Automotive from $1,115.00 to $1,286.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, O’Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,295.94.

O’Reilly Automotive Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ORLY opened at $1,282.53 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,225.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,170.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 0.94. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. has a 1 year low of $947.49 and a 1 year high of $1,285.90.

About O’Reilly Automotive

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer and supplier of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. The company provides new and remanufactured automotive hard parts and maintenance items, such as alternators, batteries, brake system components, belts, chassis parts, driveline parts, engine parts, fuel pumps, hoses, starters, temperature control, water pumps, antifreeze, appearance products, engine additives, filters, fluids, lighting products, and oil and wiper blades; and accessories, including floor mats, seat covers, and truck accessories.